Cyatheaceae

Alsophila R.Br.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 15 April 2025

Alsophila acuminata (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 32; ≡ Cyathea acuminata Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 15; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 98. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Benguet, PANAY, SAMAR. DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Alsophila apoensis (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 32; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 81; Galope-Obemio et al., J. Threatened Taxa 14 (2022) 22044; ≡ Cyathea apoensis Copel., LPB 3 (1910) 802; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 86. = Cyathea lobata Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 15. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Aurora, Laguna, Quezon, MINDANAO: Cotabato, Davao, Davao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, South Cotabato, MINDORO, NEGROS. Notes: 1800m. DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Alsophila atropurpurea (Copel.) C.Chr., Index Filic. (C.Chr), Suppl. (1913) 4; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 81; ≡ Gymnosphaera atropurpurea (Copel.) Copel., Gen. Fil. (Copel.) (1947) 98; ≡ Cyathea atropurpurea Copel., PJS 3c (1909) 354; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 118. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LEYTE, LUZON: Rizal, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Davao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, MINDORO. Notes: 1000(-?)m. DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Alsophila callosa (Christ) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 33; ≡ Cyathea callosa Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier, 2nd Sér. 6 (1906) 1008; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 106. = Cyathea foxworthyi Copel., PJS 3c (1909) 355. = Cyathea camiguinensis Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 16, as 'camaguinensis'. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. CAMIGUIN, CATANDUANES, LUZON: Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Kalinga, Laguna, Mountain Province, NCR, Quezon, Sorsogon, PALAWAN. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Alsophila cinerea (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 290 (1970) 33; ≡ Cyathea cinerea Copel., LPB 5 (1913) 1681; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 104. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Agusan, Agusan del Norte, Misamis Occidental, NEGROS. Notes: 1050m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Alsophila commutata Mett., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1 (1863) 53; Rufila et al., Ruhuna J. Science 13 (2022) 156; Pescuela et al., PJS 153 (2024) 664; ≡ Cyathea recommutata Copel., PJS 4c (1909) 36; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 118; Type: from Malaysia. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sumatra. MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental. Notes: Montane forests. (0-)600-1700(-2000)m. Native.
Alsophila edanoi (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 33; ≡ Cyathea edanoi Copel., PJS 46 (1931) 211; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 108. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Cagayan, Mountain Province, Quezon. Notes: 1300m. DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Alsophila fenicis (Copel.) C.Chr., Index Filic. (C.Chr), Suppl. (1913) 5; ≡ Cyathea fenicis Copel., PJS 3c (1909) 354; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 110. Distribution: Moluccas, Philippines, Taiwan. BATAN, BATANES, CAMIGUIN DE BABUYANES, LUZON: Batangas, Laguna, MINDANAO: Davao. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Alsophila ferruginea (Christ) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 33; ≡ Cyathea ferruginea Christ, PJS 2c (1907) 181; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 100. = Cyathea ferrugineoides Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 15. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. BALABAC, NEGROS, PALAWAN. Notes: 0-1150m. DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Alsophila fuliginosa Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier, 1st Sér. 6 (1898) 138; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 81; Pescuela et al., PJS 153 (2024) 664; ≡ Cyathea fuliginosa (Christ) Copel., PJS 4c (1909) 43; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 108. = Cyathea biliranensis Copel., PJS 84 (1955) 162. = Cyathea bicolor Copel., LPB 3 (1910) 804. = Cyathea dura Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 13. = Cyathea lanaensis Christ, PJS 3c (1908) 271. = Cyathea lepidigera Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 16. = Cyathea mindanensis (Christ ex Diels) Copel., PJS 4c (1909) 34, as 'mindanaensis'; ≡ Alsophila mindanensis Christ ex Diels, Nat. Pflanzenfam. (Engler & Prantl) 1(4) (1899) 136. = Cyathea squamicosta Copel., PJS 46 (1931) 212. = Cyathea sulitii Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 18. = Cyathea warihon Copel., LPB 5 (1913) 1680. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. BILIRAN, CAMIGUIN, LEYTE, LUZON: Benguet, Camarines Norte, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, Zambales, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Lanao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, South Cotabato, Zamboanga del Sur, NEGROS, SAMAR. Notes: 640-2400m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Alsophila halconensis (Christ) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 34; ≡ Cyathea halconensis Christ, PJS 3c (1908) 270; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 101. = Cyathea mearnsii Copel., PJS 3c (1909) 356. = Cyathea melanophlebia Copel., PJS 38 (1929) 131. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Bataan, Benguet, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Rizal, MINDORO. Notes: 1200-1700m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Alsophila hermannii R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 290 (1970) 34; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 81; Galope-Obemio et al., J. Threatened Taxa 14 (2022) 22044; ≡ Cyathea christii Copel., PJS 1(Suppl.) (1906) 144; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 95. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. BILIRAN, LEYTE, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, South Cotabato, NEGROS. Notes: 900-1800m. DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Alsophila heterochlamydea (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 34; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 81; Galope-Obemio et al., J. Threatened Taxa 14 (2022) 22044; ≡ Cyathea heterochlamydea Copel., LPB 2 (1908) 418; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 108. = Cyathea merrillii Copel., PJS 46 (1931) 212. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Bataan, Benguet, Cagayan (photos), Camarines Sur, Kalinga, Laguna, Mountain Province, Pampanga, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Cotabato, Davao, Davao del Sur, Lanao, Lanao del Sur, South Cotabato, Surigao del Norte, MINDORO, NEGROS, PANAY. Notes: 1830m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Alsophila latebrosa Wall. ex Hook., Sp. Fil. 1 (1844) 37; ≡ Cyathea latebrosa (Wall. ex Hook.) Copel., PJS 4c (1909) 52; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 115. Distribution: Borneo, Cambodia, China, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Singapore, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam. LUZON: Albay, Benguet, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Ilocos Norte, Laguna, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, NEGROS. Notes: (?-)1100-1500m. Native.
Alsophila latipinnula (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 34; ≡ Cyathea latipinnula Copel., LPB 4 (1911) 1149; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 105. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. SIBUYAN. Notes: 1400m. DAO category: Critically Endangered. Native.
Alsophila loheri (Christ) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 32; Rufila et al., Ruhuna J. Science 13 (2022) 156; ≡ Cyathea loheri Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier, 2nd Sér. 6 (1906) 1007; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 104. = Cyathea campbellii Copel., PJS 38 (1929) 132. = Cyathea fructuosa Copel., LPB 2 (1908) 419. = Cyathea indusiosa Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 14. = Cyathea matthewii (Christ) Domin, Pteridophyta (1929) 263; ≡ Alsophila matthewii Christ, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 39 (1909) 213. = Cyathea mitrata Copel., PJS 3c (1909) 354. Distribution: Borneo, Philippines, Taiwan. CAMIGUIN, LEYTE, LUZON: Batangas, Benguet, Camarines Sur, Ifugao, Laguna, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga, Quezon, Zambales, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, NEGROS. Notes: 600-2500m. Native.
Alsophila lurida (Blume) Hook., Sp. Fil. 1 (1844) 55; ≡ Cyathea lurida (Blume) Copel., PJS 4c (1909) 45; ≡ Chnoophora lurida Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae (1828) 244; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 121. = Gymnosphaera melanorhachis (Copel.) Copel., Gen. Fil. (Copel.) (1947) 98; ≡ Alsophila melanorhachis Copel., PJS 2c (1907) 146. Distribution: Java, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra. DINAGAT (photos), MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao Oriental, MINDORO. Notes: 1250-1800m. Native.
Alsophila masapilidensis (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 34; ≡ Cyathea masapilidensis Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 17; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 105. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Benguet, Mountain Province, MINDANAO: Bukidnon. DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Alsophila microchlamys (Holttum) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 35; ≡ Cyathea microchlamys Holttum, Kew Bull. 16 (1962) 58; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 114. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. CATANDUANES. DAO category: Critically Endangered. Native.
Alsophila negrosiana (Christ) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 35; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 81; ≡ Cyathea negrosiana Christ, PJS 2c (1907) 181; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 90. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. BILIRAN, LEYTE, LUZON: Zambales, MINDANAO: Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental (photos), NEGROS, PANAY, SAMAR. Notes: 1000m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Alsophila rufopannosa (Christ) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 36; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 81; ≡ Cyathea rufopannosa Christ, PJS 2c (1907) 180; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 106. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga, Zamboanga del Sur. Notes: 1200m. DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Alsophila setulosa (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 36; ≡ Cyathea setulosa Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 14; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 103. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Aurora, Camarines Sur, Isabela, Kalinga, Quezon. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Alsophila speciosa C.Presl, Tent. Pterid. (1836) 62; ≡ Polypodium speciosum Meyen, Reise Erde 1 (1834) 108, nom. illeg., non Blume. = Cyathea caudata (J.Sm. ex Hook.) Copel., PJS 1(Suppl.) (1906) 144; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 110; ≡ Hemitelia caudata (J.Sm. ex Hook.) Mett., Fil. Lechl. 2 (1859) 30; ≡ Alsophila caudata J.Sm. ex Hook., Sp. Fil. 1 (1844) 52; J.Sm., J. Bot. (Hooker) 3 (1841) 419, nom. inval., nom. nud. = Cyathea arborescens Copel., PJS 84 (1955) 162. = Cyathea brevipes Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 18. = Cyathea dupaxensis Copel., PJS 46 (1931) 211. = Hemitelia extensa C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., 5th Ser. 5 (1848) 351. = Cyathea manilensis (C.Presl) Domin, Pteridophyta (1929) 264; ≡ Amphicosmia manilensis (C.Presl) T.Moore, Index Fil. (T.Moore) (1857) 61; ≡ Hemitelia manilensis (C.Presl) C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., 5th Ser. 5 (1848) 351; ≡ Alsophila manilensis C.Presl, Tent. Pterid. (1836) 62. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Ilocos Norte, Laguna, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Rizal, Zambales, MINDANAO: Cotabato, Davao Oriental, MINDORO, NEGROS, PALAWAN. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.

Sphaeropteris Bernh.

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Sphaeropteris binuangensis (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 21; ≡ Cyathea binuangensis Alderw., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, 3rd Sér. 2 (1920) 136; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 145. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Quezon, TAWI-TAWI. DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Sphaeropteris curranii (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 22; ≡ Cyathea curranii Copel., PJS 3c (1909) 356; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 133. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Laguna, Quezon. Notes: 2000m. DAO category: Critically Endangered. Native.
Sphaeropteris elmeri (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 22; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 81; Galope-Obemio et al., J. Threatened Taxa 14 (2022) 22044; Pescuela et al., PJS 153 (2024) 664; ≡ Cyathea elmeri (Copel.) Copel., PJS 4c (1909) 54; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 131; ≡ Alsophila elmeri Copel., LPB 2 (1908) 419. = Cyathea argyrolepis Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 17. = Cyathea dimorphotricha Copel., LPB 5 (1913) 1681. Distribution: Moluccas, Philippines, Sulawesi. BILIRAN, CAMIGUIN, DINAGAT (photos), LEYTE, LUZON: Laguna, Quezon, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, South Cotabato, Surigao, NEGROS, PALAWAN. Notes: 500-1400m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Sphaeropteris glauca (Blume) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 21; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 81; Galope-Obemio et al., J. Threatened Taxa 14 (2022) 22044; ≡ Chnoophora glauca Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae (1828) 243. = Cyathea contaminans (Wall. ex Hook.) Copel., PJS 4c (1909) 60; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 135; ≡ Alsophila contaminans Wall. ex Hook., Sp. Fil. 1 (1844) 52; ≡ Polypodium contaminans Wall., Numer. List (1829) n.320, nom. inval., nom. nud. = Cyathea clementis Copel., PJS 4c (1909) 59. Distribution: New Guinea to India. BASILAN, BILIRAN, BOHOL, CAMIGUIN, CATANDUANES, JOLO, LEYTE, LUZON: Albay, Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Ifugao, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Kalinga, Laguna, Mountain Province, NCR, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, Zambales, MASBATE (photos), MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Lanao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental (photos), South Cotabato, Surigao del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, MINDORO, NEGROS, PALAWAN, PANAY, SAMAR. Notes: Throughout the Philippines. Usually common in open places and light forests. 0-1600m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Sphaeropteris integra (J.Sm. ex Hook.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 22; ≡ Cyathea integra J.Sm. ex Hook., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 7 (1844) t.638; J.Sm. in Hook., J. Bot. 3 (1841) 419, nom. inval., nom. nud. = Cyathea arguta Copel., PJS 38 (1929) 133. = Cyathea breviloba Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 13. = Cyathea bulusanensis Copel., LPB 9 (1920) 3109. Distribution: Moluccas, Philippines. BABUYAN ISLS, BILIRAN, CAMIGUIN DE BABUYANES, CATANDUANES, LUZON: Aurora, Batangas, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Laguna, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, South Cotabato, Surigao, MINDORO, NEGROS, PALAWAN, PANAY, POLILLO, SAMAR. Notes: 500-1200m. Native.
Sphaeropteris lepifera (J.Sm. ex Hook.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 21; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 81; Galope-Obemio et al., J. Threatened Taxa 14 (2022) 22044; ≡ Cyathea lepifera (J.Sm. ex Hook.) Copel., PJS 4c (1909) 40; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 137; ≡ Alsophila lepifera J.Sm. ex Hook., Sp. Fil. 1 (1844) 54; J.Sm., J. Bot. (Hooker) 3 (1841) 419, nom. inval., nom. nud. = Cyathea calocoma (Christ) Copel., PJS 4c (1909) 53; ≡ Alsophila calocoma Christ, PJS 2c (1907) 182. = Cyathea pteridioides Copel., PJS 56 (1935) 98. Distribution: China, Hong Kong, New Guinea, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Taiwan. BABUYAN ISLS, BATAN, CAMIGUIN DE BABUYANES, LUZON: Aurora, Benguet, Ifugao, Ilocos Sur, Kalinga, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Cotabato, Misamis Occidental, South Cotabato, MINDORO, NEGROS (photos), PANAY. DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Sphaeropteris obliqua (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 22; ≡ Gymnosphaera obliqua (Copel.) Copel., Gen. Fil. (Copel.) (1947) 98; ≡ Cyathea obliqua Copel., LPB 4 (1911) 1150; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 146. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. PANAY, SIBUYAN. Notes: 600m. DAO category: Critically Endangered. Native.
Sphaeropteris philippinensis (Baker) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 23; ≡ Cyathea philippinensis Baker, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5 (1891) 186; Copel., FFP 2 (1960) 205; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1963) 149; Type: From a cultivated plant originating from the Philippines, ex Hort. Veitch., Feb-1878, cult. Kew (K). = Cyathea bicolana Copel., LPB 9 (1920) 3108; Copel., FFP 2 (1960) 204; Type: Elmer 16528 (L, U, US, iso), Luzon: Sorsogon, Mt Bulusan, Jul-1916. = Cyathea bontocensis Copel., PJS 46 (1931) 209; FFP 2 (1960) 205; Type: Vanoverbergh 813, Luzon: Mountain Province. = Cyathea heteroloba Copel., PJS 38 (1929) 134; FFP 2 (1960) 204; Type: BS 45633 Ramos & Edaño (NY, iso), Luzon: Mt Alzapan, 1500m, May/Jun-1925. = Cyathea ramosiana Alderw., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, 3rd Sér. 2 (1920) 137; Copel., FFP 2 (1960) 206; Type: BS 23411 Ramos (L, US, iso), Luzon: Sorsogon, Jul/Aug-1915. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Albay, Aurora, Benguet, Camarines Sur, Ifugao, Laguna, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, MINDORO, NEGROS (photos), SIBUYAN. Notes: Montane forests. 800-1500m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Sphaeropteris polypoda (Baker) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 23; ≡ Cyathea polypoda Baker, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4 (1894) 250; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 151. = Gymnosphaera dinagatensis Copel., PJS 81 (1952) 19. ≠ Gymnosphaera glabra auct. non Blume; Copel., Fern Fl. Philip. 2 (1960) 235. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Philippines. BUCAS GRANDE, DINAGAT, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental (photos), Surigao, PANAY, SAMAR. Notes: 600-2200m. Native.
Sphaeropteris robinsonii (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 23; ≡ Cyathea robinsonii Copel., PJS 6c (1911) 145; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 149. = Cyathea pseudalbizzia Copel., PJS 38 (1929) 135. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Aurora, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Quezon, Rizal, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, TAWI-TAWI. Notes: 875-1150m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Sphaeropteris sibuyanensis (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 23; ≡ Cyathea sibuyanensis Copel., LPB 4 (1911) 1150; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 149. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. SIBUYAN. Notes: 1450m. DAO category: Critically Endangered. Native.
Sphaeropteris suluensis (Baker) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 23; ≡ Cyathea suluensis Baker, J. Bot. 17 (1879) 65; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 148. = Cyathea sessilipinnula Copel., PJS 38 (1929) 134. Distribution: ?Moluccas, Philippines. BASILAN, MINDANAO: Zamboanga del Sur, SULU ARCHIPELAGO. Notes: 600m. Native.
Sphaeropteris trichophora (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 23; ≡ Gymnosphaera trichophora (Copel.) Copel., Gen. Fil. (Copel.) (1947) 99; ≡ Cyathea trichophora Copel., PJS 6c (1911) 363; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 151. Distribution: Borneo, Philippines. BASILAN, LEYTE, LUZON: Laguna, Quezon, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, NEGROS, PALAWAN. Notes: Widespread. (?-)1200m. Native.
Sphaeropteris tripinnata (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 23; ≡ Cyathea tripinnata Copel., PJS 1(Suppl.) (1906) 251; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 140. = Cyathea densisora Alderw., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, 3rd Sér. 2 (1920) 138. = Cyathea leucostegia Copel., PJS 38 (1929) 130. = Cyathea leytensis Copel., PJS 38 (1929) 131. Distribution: Borneo, Java, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Philippines, Sulawesi. CAMIGUIN, CATANDUANES, LEYTE, LUZON: Bataan, Kalinga, Rizal, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Sarangani, South Cotabato, Zamboanga del Sur, MINDORO, NEGROS, PANAY. Notes: Widespread. 1250-1700m. Native.
Sphaeropteris zamboangana (Copel.) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 24; ≡ Cyathea zamboangana Copel., PJS 30 (1926) 325; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 147. = Cyathea urdanetensis Copel., PJS 38 (1929) 132. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Agusan, Agusan del Norte, Zamboanga, Zamboanga del Sur, NEGROS, ?SAMAR. Notes: 500-800m. DAO category: Endangered. Native.

Possibly present

Sphaeropteris squamulata (Blume) R.M.Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 200 (1970) 23; ≡ Cyathea squamulata (Blume) Copel., PJS 4c (1909) 37; Holttum, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 1 (1959) 152; ≡ Gymnosphaera squamulata Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae (1828) 243. Distribution: Borneo, Java, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, ?Philippines, Singapore, Sumatra. Notes: (?-)1500(-2500)m.

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